Building a YouTube Marketing Funnel That Converts
A step-by-step guide to building a YouTube marketing funnel — mapping your content to TOFU, MOFU, and BOFU stages to convert viewers into leads and
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Why Your YouTube Channel Isn't Growing (And How to Fix It)
Seven diagnosable reasons your YouTube channel has stopped growing — with a specific metric, root cause, and fix for each one. Run the full diagnostic in
By Mike HolpRead
Strategy8 min read
How Accurate Are Social Blade Revenue Estimates? The Honest Answer
Social Blade shows revenue estimates for YouTube channels but how accurate are they really? Here is what determines the accuracy of Social Blade estimates
By Mike HolpRead
Strategy8 min read
Why Social Blade Revenue Estimates Are Wrong (And How to Get Real Data)
Social Blade shows estimated YouTube revenue based on public view counts and industry-average CPM rates. For monetized creators, these estimates can be
By Mike HolpRead
Strategy9 min read
What VidIQ Doesn't Show You About Your YouTube Revenue
VidIQ shows you estimated revenue based on public view counts and industry-average CPM rates. For monetized creators, those estimates miss the data that
By Mike HolpRead
Strategy7 min read
How Retention Affects Your YouTube Revenue (And What to Do About It)
Retention is YouTube's primary algorithmic signal, and it directly determines how many monetization opportunities your content receives. TubeAnalytics
By Mike HolpRead
Strategy9 min read
TubeBuddy vs TubeAnalytics for Revenue Tracking: Which Tool Actually Helps You Earn More?
TubeBuddy excels at SEO and thumbnail testing; TubeAnalytics delivers authenticated CPM and RPM data. Here's which tool helps monetized creators actually
By Mike HolpRead
Strategy8 min read
VidIQ vs TubeAnalytics: Which Is Better for Monetized Creators?
Monetized YouTube creators face a different tool calculus than growth-stage channels. VidIQ offers SEO and keyword research; TubeAnalytics delivers
By Mike HolpRead
Strategy9 min read
ViewStats vs TubeAnalytics for Outlier Discovery: Find Videos That Break the Mold
ViewStats and TubeAnalytics approach outlier discovery differently. Learn which platform surfaces your most surprising video performance data faster and
By Mike HolpRead
Strategy7 min read
How to Use ViewStats Outlier Score to Generate Content Ideas That Actually Rank
ViewStats' outlier scoring system analyzes millions of YouTube videos to identify which topics and formats consistently outperform the market. Here is how
By Mike HolpRead
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Channels that review their analytics weekly grow subscribers 2.3× faster on average than channels that post without tracking performance data.
Based on 10,000+ creator accounts analyzed.